EXPLAINED: How Plausible Is a Real-Life Marty Byrde and What’s True About the Drug Cartels in ‘Ozark’?

Ozark fans must’ve often wondered about the credibility behind Marty’s character; and if such people exist. Ozark is only fiction, but Sam Quinones has an explanation for its reality. He is an award-winning journalist who has reported on drug cartels, mafias, and drug traffickers for the past…